O que é bom
O que é bom vem de Deus. A Bíblia celebra a bondade divina e nos convida a discernir, praticar e desfrutar tudo o que é bom — porque toda boa dádiva vem do Pai das luzes.
ataeva vyavasthA pavitrA, Adezazca pavitro nyAyyo hitakArI ca bhavati|
aparaM yUyaM sAMsArikA iva mAcarata, kintu svaM svaM svabhAvaM parAvartya nUtanAcAriNo bhavata, tata Izvarasya nidezaH kIdRg uttamo grahaNIyaH sampUrNazceti yuSmAbhiranubhAviSyate|
aparaM yuSmAkam uttamaM karmma ninditaM na bhavatu|
mama prathama Adezo’yaM, prArthanAvinayanivedanadhanyavAdAH karttavyAH,
sarvveSAM mAnavAnAM kRte vizeSato vayaM yat zAntatvena nirvvirodhatvena cezcarabhaktiM vinItatvaJcAcarantaH kAlaM yApayAmastadarthaM nRpatInAm uccapadasthAnAJca kRte te karttavyAH|
yato’smAkaM tArakasyezvarasya sAkSAt tadevottamaM grAhyaJca bhavati,
yata IzvareNa yadyat sRSTaM tat sarvvam uttamaM yadi ca dhanyavAdena bhujyate tarhi tasya kimapi nAgrAhyaM bhavati,
yata Izvarasya vAkyena prArthanayA ca tat pavitrIbhavati|
yat kiJcid uttamaM dAnaM pUrNo varazca tat sarvvam UrddhvAd arthato yasmin dazAntaraM parivarttanajAtacchAyA vA nAsti tasmAd dIptyAkarAt pituravarohati|
lavaNaM bhadraM kintu yadi lavaNe svAdutA na tiSThati, tarhi katham AsvAdyuktaM kariSyatha? yUyaM lavaNayuktA bhavata parasparaM prema kuruta|